feed bell



(No Model.)

M. F. BELL.

` SAFETY SHIPPING GAN. No. 249,450.- i Patented N0v."15,1881.

IMM v WITNESSES INVEJVTR y M. FRED BELL, or FULTON, MIssoUnI;

@SAFETY SHIPPINGfoAN.

SPECIFICATION forming' part ofA Letters Patent No. 249,450, dated `November 15, 1881.

Application led April 4, 1881. (No model.)

To all lwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I', M. FRED BELL, of Fulton, in the county of Callaway and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety Shipping-Gans; and I do hereby dcclarethat thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective, view representing In y improved safety shipping-can closed. Fig. 2 is asimilar view, showingthe can and can-box open and ready for pouring out its contents 5 and Fig.`3 is a horizon tal vertical section of the can-box and can. y

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

My invention contemplates certain improvements in devices for shipping or transporting oil and other cans to avoid breakage or other damage to the can whilein transit orstorage, as herein after described, and particularly poin ted out in the claims.

' In the accompanying drawings, B and (l are the two parts or sections which together constitute the safety .box or envelope for the can, which is shown atD. The two parts are'hinged together at c on the front or spout side of the can, and the upper part or top section, B, has a front piece, b, which slants outwardly and is nailed or mortised to the top and sides, denoted .by c and cl respectively. The hinges a are secured at the bottom of the front piece, b.

The sides d of the upper part, B, arecut off slantingly from top to bottom, as shown at 'athat is, from the front piece, b, to `the bottom cross-piece d-so as to taper from top to bottom.

The lower part, C, has an inclined front, e, hinged at the top to the upper cross-piece, b. Sides f, which are cutslantin gfrom the top down to the broad bottom or base piece, d, as shown at y y, and is provided with hooks q on each of `the sides, whichmay be hooked into eyes or staples on the sides d of the top section, B.

The top c and front piece, b, are cutaway to `form an opening, h, into the.canboX, which is of tin or sheet-iron at right angles, turning a bead, t', at each end, and inserting wires 7a through the beads, said wires being twice the length of the width of slide E, or longer, and having their ends securely fastened in the box. By this arrangement the slide may be slid to one side ofthe opening hwhen it is desired to remove the stopper of the can, and slid back again to cover said openin g when the stopper has been reinserted.

The can D has aspout, Z, provided with aplug, m, or any other suitable stopping device, and has lalsoa vent-tnbe,n,running from the spout to the back part of the can,'as shown in Fig. 3. When the stopper is inserted into the spout the vent-tube is closed, but openedby the removal of stopper. To the top of the can-casio gis afxed a suitable handle, and another handle should be affixed to thelower part of the back c of section B a little labove the bottom crosspiece, d.

The manner of using this can will readily be understood by reference to the drawings, and requires no detailed explanation. The can, after it has been inserted into its case or envelope, is held in the upper section between the front piece, b, and bottom piece, d', so that it may be lifted or tilted, as shown in Fig. 2, without falling out. At the same time, and while in this position, the slanting bot-tom part or support, C, with its broad base d2, forms a firm fulcrum for the can and hinged part B, which is not likely to tip over while the can is being emptied. With the exception of the'inclined or slanting front b cof the case,1 do not limit myself to any specified construction ot' the case or of the can inside.

Having thus described myinventiomlclaim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- 1. The safety case or envelopeB C, for shippingcans,having aninclinedfrontor face composed of an upper narrow cross-piece, b, and a lower front piece, e, hinged at c, sides df, having slanting or inclined edges a: y, and provided with suitable fasteningl devices, a top, c, and back c', a narrow bottom peice, d,formingpart of the upper section, B, and a wide bottom or base piece, d2, forming part ofthe lower section or support, C, and having an opening, h, pro- IOO vided with a suitably-constructedlid or cover, E, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and set forth.

2. A safety shipping-can consisting oi' a can or vessel, D, having a spout, Z, anda casing composed of the parts b c c d' d, provided with an opening, h, registering with the spout, in-

combination with a fulcrum or support composedy of the parts efdz, hinged to the other -part at a, said casing and support adapted to form7 when placed together, a complete casing or envelope for the can, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and described.

3. The shipping-case B 0, having opening h 

